Atempan

Atempan it's far one of the 217 municipalities wherein the Mexican kingdom of Puebla is divided, it belongs to the Sierra Norte of the nation, and although it formerly belonged to the ancient limits of Tlatlauquitepec and Teziutlan, inside the prehispanity, there had been human settlements belonging to the Otomi cultures and Totonacos, proving the proximity to what is called Cuetzalan, at the same time proves the proximity of Xiutetelco and Papantla. During the 16th century, the inhabitants of this metropolis have been subdued through the Spaniards, due to the fact for the splendor in their lands and their massive land soils, it supplied and up to now delicious fruits traditional of the climate of this vicinity. Formerly called Atheno.

Human settlements occupied via the Otomies and Totonacas; within the fifteenth century it became subdued through the Triple Alliance; in 1522, it became in the hands of the Spanish conquerors; in the same century he was mayor. In 1792 it's far a part of the mayor ship of Puebla; it belonged to the vintage District of Teziutlan 1831 and Tlatlauquitepec 1869. In the yr of 1895 stands as a Free Municipality through decree of the ultimate government.